Combination bathing fixture



E: J. EWING COMBINATION BATHING FIXTURE Feb. 9 1926.

Filed March 29, 1924 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

EDWIN J'. EWING, OF CORAOPOLIS BOROUGH,

TO JOHN EVAN S, OF WESTWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION BATHING FIXTURE.

Applicatipn filed March 29,1924. Serial No. 702,704.

' To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that LEDWIN J. EWING, a citizen of the United States, andresiding in the borough of Coraopolis', in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania. have invented o'r discovered the new, useful, andImproved Combination Bathing Fixture, of which the following is aspecification.

' My invention consists in a novel combination bathing fixture for bathrooms.

In a completely fitted modern-bath room the conventional bath tub is notthe only bathing facility required, but in addition thereto there areusually provided a shower bath, a foot bath, and other bathing fixtures.

These added conveniences require considerably more space than isavailable in the bath rooms of medium and small size residences,

apartments, or in hotels, so that usually, in

such cases, only a bath tub or a shower bath is rovided, but rarely, ifever, both.

howerbath attachments for bath tubs may be obtained, but the same alwayspresent a more on less makeshift or temporary 2 appearance, and theyrequire curtain supports and curtains to protect the walls and floor ofthe bath room.

Again the bathing of infants and small children inan ordinary bath tubis incon- 9 venient and tiresome, as the attendant must stand and leanover the high Wall of the tub toreach the infant seated in shallowwater. Moreover, it is much more convenient and'comfortable .to wash thepedal extrem- 5 ities or take a sitz bath in a shallow foot tub than ina relatively deep bathtub.

To provide for all the bathing functions mentioned above within thecapabilities of the small narrow bath room space usually 40 available, Ihave invented a bath room bath ing fixture which combines in onestructure occupying less, or at least, no more space than'the averagebath tub, a bath tub, a

" shower bath, a sitz bath, a foot bath, and a babys bath tub.

The following is a detailed description of the drawings. i

D My improved fixture is preferably made lntegrally or in one piece ofenamellediron or porcelain, and is shown of thefollowing character.

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or oNE-nALr In the drawings, I have illustrated aright I hand corner bathing fixture adapted to fit v in the anglebetween the room walls which are indicated at A and B in Figs. ,1 and 3.

The bathing fixture may of course be made to occupya left hand corner ora recess, or it may be set against the wall spaced from".

the corners.

Thefloor 1 of the combination bathin fixture is preferably of theflattened ova shape shown and drains through the screen drain orifice 2.The arcuate front of the fixture provided witha relatively low wall 3which is preferably approximately a foot in height, and which merges atits ends into the vertical front edges of the high wall 4. The wall 4,extends around the sides and rear ofthe floorl, and upwardly tosufiicient elevation to form the shower bath enclosure.

The height of the wall 4 may be six feet, or higher, if desired. The"vertical front edge of the wall et next to the, room wall A is providedwith a rearwardly extending flange 5 which impinges againstthe wall A.The opposite vertical front edgebfthe: wall 4 merges intofrhe wing wall6 which extends rearwardly in parallelism with the room wall A to theroom wall 1B. The fixture is preferably set in place before theplastering is done or the wall tiles are placed in position,

so that the finished surface of the wall i1npinges against the "front ofthe flafige 5 and the ring wall 6. I

It is evident that a space will be left between the curved wall 4 andthe angle formed by the room walls A and B and also between the wall. 4,thewall 6 and the room wall B.

This space or spaces may be closed at Other novel features ofconstruction and ithe top by means of a lid or closure C made also ofarrangement of parts will appear from the following description. Q

In the accompanying drawings Fig. -1 is a 50 a'perspective of acombination bathing fixture embodyingthe principles ofmy invention; Fig.2 is a vertical section of the same on smaller scale, but with the lidomitted, and Fi 3 is a horizontal section along the line a III-IIIin'Fig. 2.

t3 the same material as that of the bathing-,,fi}ture and ofproper shapetoufit on top of the walls 4 and 6. The lid is provided with a dependingedge flange or flanges 7' which fit against the fixture walls to preventdisplacement. If desired the lid may extend over the top of the shower Ibath inclosure closing the top of the same. The curved front wall 3 isprovided at its portion 8 which serves as a seat for a per- .son who isbathing his pedal extremities a in the tub base of the bathing fixture.The seat'is contoured -or.hollowed to accommodate itself to the humanform. The free edge of the seat 8 is preferably flanged downwardly asat-8.

9 represents the overflow connection for 1 the base or tub portion ofthebathing fixture extending through the wall '3near its top and connectedto the drainage stand pipe 10, which may be conveniently located asshown at the outer end of the wall 11 represents the valve lever whichcontrols the outflow of water through the drainage orifice 2, whichlever may extend up through the stand pipe 10. i I

The-water pipes for the improved bathing fixture are preferablyconcealed in the wall A in front of the flange 5 of the enclosure wall4. Thus 12 and 13 are hot and cold water pipes connected to a mixervalve 1) concealed in said wall and having its operating handle 14protruding from the wall. 15 is a pipe running upwardly from the valve Dwithin the wall A. and having at its upper end 'a horizontal portion'ltiwhich protrudes from the wall into the upper portion of the enclosureformed by the wall The outer endof the pipe portion 16 is provided witha, shower bath fixture -E mounted on a ball joint 17 so as to be turnedto the proper angle and also provided with.

a hand valve 18'. I

19 is another pipe within the wall A, connected to the mixer valve D andhav-' ing'branches 20 which protrude through the wall A past the flan e5 a short distance 'into the enclosure of the wall 4. F representsneedle or body shower fixtures mounted by ball connections 21 on theouter ends of the pipes 20. '22 representsa valve in the pipe 19protruding through thewallA. f

23 is a third pipe connected to the mixer valve D andjprotruding'through thewall 1 "A and having its outer end provided with a faucet Gwhich depends within the bathing fixture to'supply water to the tubvbase. '24 is a valve in the pipe 23 protruding through .the wall A.

It is evident that the tub-like base may be filled with water to anydesired depth vbelow the .top level of the front wall"3, and the fixturemay then be used as a regu: lar tub bath, the user getting into the basei of the bathing fixture in the same manner as in an ordinary bathtub.It may also'be used as a sitz bath in this manner, or the user may siton the seat 8 for washing the pedal extremities, Also a nurse or mothermay sit on. the seatSand conveniently wash an infant or small child 'inthetub-like base. The provision of the seat 8 extend ing inwardly fromthe'front wall 3 prevents the water slopping over from theshallow tubeven if the same is pretty full. It is also evident that a person maystand .on the floor 1 and take a shower or needle bath, or both, bymeans (if the fixtures D and E, the fixtures being turned at the properang'le to cause the water'to be deflected by the curved wall 4 andthrown downwardly into the base of the fixture. It is apparent that myimproved bath fixture may be installed in any bath room which containssufficient space for an or-[ dinary conventional bath tub, so=that allofthe bathing facilities which have hitherto required a bath rooin ofunusually large size can be provided in the small bath rooms which arecustomary in medium-and small size houses, apartments and in hotels.

The structure of my improved combination bathing fixture is simple, sothat the same may be manufactured and installed at a very little excesscost over that of install ing an ordinary bath tub. My improvedcombination bathing fixture also presents a substantial and-attractiveappearance which will not detract from the appearance of a bath room butwill in fact; add thereto.

Myimproved bathing fixtu'reis preferably set in place. and the pipeconnections and 95 fittings installed before the wall sur ace, eitherplaster .or tileis applied. The valve levers or-handles and the branchpipes of the various fixturesjprotrude- ,from' .the .wall but the restof the water piping is concealed, I\ v It is evident that my arrangementof water connections is such, that the wall of the bathing fixture doesnot need to be bored withhole for the pipe connections. It is alsoevident thatrepairs to the water supply pipes may also be made withoutmoving or otherwise disturbing the bathing fixtu Wiiht'ldesire to claimis V 1. In a corner bathing fixture? of the char acter described, thecombination in one structure of a bathtub and a shower bath and,comprising a base of flattened oval shape having a low front'wall toform a. hallow tub adapted for foot and baby bathing purposes, and theside and rear walls being extended-upwardly to form a shower bathenclosure, one pf the sidewalls of the fixture extendin along onewall ofthe room while the roun ed rear end of the fixture abuts against theother wall of the room, and a wing wall for the fixture connected at itsfront to the front edge of the outer side wall of the fixture k andextending rearwardly, parallel to-the longitudinal axis of the fixtureto'the room wall. 2, In a corner bathing fixture of the char acterdescribed, ,the combination in one structure of a bath tub and a showerbath wreath shallow tub adapted for foot and baby bath- 'ing purposes,and the side and rear walls being extended upwardly to form a showerhath enclosure, one of the side walls of the fixture extending along onewall ol" the room while the rounded rear end of the fixture v abutsagainst the other wall of the room, a

wing wall for the fixture connected at. its front to the front edgeof-the outer side wall of the fixture and extending rearwardlv, parallelto the longitudinal axis of the fixture to the room wall.,'and a lidadapted to fit down on top of the-high wall of the fixture and close atthe top the spaces be tween the fixture walls and the room walls 3. In apermanent combination bathing fixture Of the character descrihed'adaptedto he installedagainst the wall of a room, the combination inonestructure of a bath tub and a shower bath and comprising a base offlattened oval shape having a low front wall to form a bath tub whilethe side and rear walls are extended upwardly to form a shower bathinolosure, and a wing wall for the fixture connected at its front edgeto a side wall and extending rearwardly parallel to the longitudinalaxis of the fixture to the wall of the room. 5

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa, this 26 day of March, 1924.

EDWIN a rewrite;

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